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Salary for leaders of San Diego Opera under scrutiny
While the San Diego Opera’s overall financial condition eroded steadily over the past five years, the compensation paid to its leader Ian Campbell and his now ex-wife increased in some of those years, topping $1 million in 2010, a review of publicly filed tax forms for the organization showed.
Read MoreDonors with Kakaako ties spending big on elections
Donors linked to contractors, developers and landowners involved with the increasingly controversial rebuilding of Kakaako have contributed more than $680,000 since 2009 to Gov. Neil Abercrombie’s two gubernatorial campaigns, according to a Honolulu Star-Advertiser analysis of state data.
Read MoreOver 100 Ohio charter schools defy transparency
More than 100 Ohio charter schools refused to provide the most basic information about themselves — who’s in charge — despite receiving millions of dollars in public funds, an examination by The News Outlet based at Youngstown State University found. In a story published by The Akron Beacon Journal, reporters documented Ohio charter schools’ lack…
Read MoreRadon testing not required in New Your City schools
An analysis of state records found more than 1,800 schools across New York State that have never been tested for radon, including more than 400 schools in areas designated by the E.P.A. to have a high potential for elevated levels of the naturally-occurring gas. New York’s regulations include no requirement that school districts test buildings…
Read MoreWith online solicitation cases, Attorney General Greg Abbott has a preference for Williamson County
Attorney General Greg Abbott has made his office’s prosecution of online child predators a centerpiece of his decade-long tenure as the state’s top lawyer, as well as a promotional sound bite in his run for governor this year. But a detailed review of Abbott’s record in pursuing online solicitation cases — those in which adults…
Read MoreComing soon: Learn how to use online genealogy records in your reporting
Photo from “A letter from England,” courtesy of the Providence Journal If you’ve ever struggled to find relatives of a person you’re profiling or verify a source’s story, we’re putting together a webinar that’s sure to help. Paul Parker of the Providence Journal will explain how to use genealogy records as a reporting tool. Using popular…
Read MoreNavy base killer given security access despite crimes
The Virginian-Pilot reports that investigators are trying to figure out how Jeffrey Tyrone Savage, a 35-year-old truck driver with a violent criminal record, accessed the Navy’s largest base. Savage Monday night climbed aboard the guided missile destroyer Mahan, disarmed a guard and used the weapon to kill a sailor who tried to intervene. According to…
Read MoreDetroit landlords cash in on rent aid, ignore tax bills
A Detroit News investigation found about 1 in 4 Detroit landlords paid to rent to poor families through the state’s Housing Choice Voucher program collectively owe the city at least $5 million in back taxes and probably much more. Federal and state guidelines for the rental assistance — known as Section 8 — don’t require…
Read MoreIRE welcomes new Google Journalism Fellow
This summer IRE will welcome Aram Chung, a student at Columbia University in New York, as its Google Journalism Fellow. Chung is working on a dual graduate degree in journalism and computer science. She is focusing on computational journalism, data visualization, news design and social media. Chung has participated in the ProPublica Pair Programming Project,…
Read MoreIRE nomination call for most secretive government agency or individual
The Golden Padlock Award. Photo: Travis Hartman Investigative Reporters and Editors is now welcoming nominations for its second annual Golden Padlock award recognizing the most secretive government agency in the United States. “This award acknowledges government officials across the country who excel in the art of suppressing public information,” said David Cay Johnston, president of…
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